Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 January 1947 — Page 2

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be did not see the issue as a test of party fidelity.

FLAMING FREIG

was struck by a Big Four freight train at Cincinnati were injured. Nik ¢

INJURED BRAKEMAN—-Clint McCollum, 44, of 1656!/; English ave., head brakeman of the freight train, is rushed to medical aid

hospital. Harry Brook, 26, of 975 Hosbrook

George D. Alken (VL), Charles W.|st. was recovering today from car-| BENNINGTON HEAD QUITS ‘Tobey

HT CARS—Two freight cars bur : two 4000-gallon gasoline tanks on a truck-exploded today when the stalled vehicle

sad positively that he was not the squad revived him with artificial | respiration and took him to City [man who kidnaped her.

; The monoxide poisoning. He| BENNINGTON, Vt, Jan. 23 (U. | overcome while working near|P.)—President Lewis Webster Ne San Francisco charm school op- | exhaust of an automobile

in &|Jones, 47, of Bennington college has |*TALOr at & meeting arranged by her| Found unconscious on the floor |1 as president of the University of

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. Three Indianapolis trainmen

Burned in Crash

Engine Hits Gasoline

| Truck at Cincinnati | CINCINNATI, Jan. 23 (U. P| Flaming gasoline sprayed over three train crewmen in the cab of a Big Four freight engine today after the engine collided with a gas-laden | tank truck on a crossing here. | The burning gas set fire to sevferal box cars on the freight train. | Concussion from the explosion knocked out windows of a nearby | home. |

} Clint McCollum, head brakeman, | was: taken to General’ “hospital. The other bummed crew-! men were A. L. Clark, engineer, and | F. L. Knight, fireman, both of In-| dianapolis. i)

Release Suspect In Kidnaping ~~

LODI, Cal, Jan. 23 (U. P). ~—, Pretty Alice Devine was brought | face to face with an ex-convict at a secret pre-dawn rendesvous today | After studying his face in the {glare of automobile headlights she

She admitted her identification of Earl Sheldon from an eight-year-

Alice and her mother and. father were waiting in the family automo- |

yield—“just for a half-minute.” “Not for one second,” retorted Mr. Brooks. Now and then Republicans got their signals crossed. Senator Taft

Yet Mr. Brooks later told the sen- |

ate that this was one of the most important decisions it would be called upon to make. Frequent Conferences All sides whipped out-of-town members back to ‘the capital + Senator Joseph H. Ball (R. Minn), flying from St. Paul, arrived 10 minutes before the vote was taken. He never was received more warmly by his G. O. P. brethren. Leaders of both sides bustled about in frequent strategy conferaMmces.

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SUCCUMBS—Lt. Gen. Roy S. Geiger, pioneer in military aviation, died today in Bethesda Naval hospital,

Gen. Geiger, Pacific Fleet Marine Commander, Dies

day at Bethesda naval hospital. He was 62. - Gen. Geiger died at 6:20 a. m. (Indianapolis Time).

him. :

phibious operations in the invasion |Robert J. Johnson, Pensacola, of Okinawa, one of the stepping stones in the defeat of Japan.

Gen. Geiger. succeeded Lt. Gen. |lead an almy, Holland M. Smith’ as commander

July, 1945. The grey-haired Geiger, |tle of Okinawa.

& deep contempt of the Japanese. |in

once,

have weak ¢! When they | sion of the campaign. get in a tight spot they commit suicide.”

phlebitis when he entered the naval| canal, Bo

hospital. Pulmonary complications Peleliu in addition to Okinawa,

; In the world war, | Gen. Geiger born ‘Jan. 28, Geiger oo ded a squadron of 885, at ( Fla. He is sur- | the 1st ma

@ | several other people as that of the

BETHESDA, Md, Jan. 23 (U. P.).—Lt. Gen. Roy 8. Geiger, formerly | ‘Blossom Time.” commanding general of the fleet marine forces of the Pacific, died to-

The marine general entered the hospital last Priday suffering from |» There was no indication” that an inflammation of the veins which puzzled physicians who attended |Mr. | —— ran

Gen. Geiger commanded the am-|Sill, Okla, and & daughter, Mrs.| Ms. Truman, their daughter, Mar-

Gen... Geiger commanded both air

and ground units during the last! € ’,

The marine officer ‘commanded .{of the Pacific marine forces in|the 3d amphibious corps in the batWhen Lt. Gen.|winston Churchill, was robbed toa pioneer of military aviation, had |Simon Bolivar Buckner, command- en : general of the 10th army on “They are not supermen,” he, sald | Okinawa, was killed in action, Gen. were leaving for a set outside Rome “At heart they are cowards Geiger assumed command and led ae TE ylabi a moving With an inferiority complex: They |the 10th army tb successtiil conclu-

He received five major decoras

, tions: during the war and com- e Gen. Geiger was suffering from manded marine forces at Guadal-| c* costumes and stage jewelry.

ugainville, Guam and| oO re aen,| Organizations

aviation forces. Hol Si, free, il bts a id wie for cones (ELA ci 0 il ; bombing raids | Fier McKim. Mow Phys Prichard

bile on a lonely country road on the outskirts of Lodi early today. In the darkness came. the gleam of headlights from Sheldon’s car. In Front of Headlights { The approaching car came to a stop and Alice’s father switched on! his headlights. Sheldon stepped, out. | He walked back and forth in front of the headlights, slowly and ents who sat tensely in their car. ! “That is not the man,” Alice said carefully, facing Alice and her paremphatically. . Sheldon had surrendered voluntarily to Ban Prancisco police last night after learning that he was a suspect in the case. Sheldon at no time was under arrest. After Alice and her parents agreed he was not her abductor, Lodi Police Chief Millard Fore announced that he’ was free {from suspicion. Twelve witnesses who attended his charm school testified he was | busy at the time of the kidnaping | Monday teaching 25 San Prancisco beauties how to be fashjon models. ‘Lot of Trouble’ After the rendezvous, ‘Sheldon was brought to the City hall, where | he talked with police and reporters. | Wearing a plaid coat and very self-possessed, Sheldon asked Chief Fore if he had a picture of “William Giles,” the man who supposed - ly kidnaped Miss Devine. “I'd like to see it,” he said. “It's| caused me a lot of trouble.” grid The police photograph had been tentatively identified~by Alice and

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kidnaper.

Theater Pickets Stop

To Let Truman Pass WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (U. p. ~—A picket line in front of the National theater “stepped -aside last night shortly before President Truman arrived to see a riormance of Sigmund Romberg’s operatta

The eight pickets were protesting the theater's ban against Negro patrons. v ge

Truman was aware of the picketing. He was accompanied by

garet, and three of her friends. r ttl tr ———————————

‘Robbed of Stage Gems

ROME, Jan. 23 (U. P.)—Sarah Churchill, film actress daughter of

day of a coffer full of stage jewelry. As Miss Churchill and her troupe

truck loaded with stage property. They rolled off several trunks including those con most of

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